The bar chart illustrates the percentage of passengers in different ages who traveled by cruise to the UK in 1975 and 2003.
In comparison, the number of cruise passengers increased in 1975 to 2003, and the increase in the total number of visitors can be reflected by increases in the percentages of cruise participants from all ages. In addition, the older the English were, the greater they participated in these cruises.
In 1975- 2003, the total number of cruise passengers increased from around 4 hundred thousands to around 1 million passengers. This growth was reflected across all ages. The percentage of passengers aged from 25 to 34 tripled. Followed by the double increases of the three age groups: under 24, 35-44 and 45-54 ages. Additionally, the number of passengers aged 55-64 and those above 64 had a notable rise, increasing by approximately 10-15% respectively.
In 1975, only 5% were the percentage of the passengers aged under 24 and 24-35 that was reported to participate in cruise trips, while the participation increased to 10% for those aged 35-54. The older age group showed greater interest and preference in these sorts of vacations when their attendance rate was up to 35% for those above 60 years old. Similarly in 2003, the percentage of passengers under 24 and in each age group to 54 rose by 5%, while those aged 55-64 and above 64 soared up to 15%.